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  • 1
    ISSN: 1432-2013
    Keywords: Hypobaric hypoxia ; Histochemistry ; Muscle fibre-type ; Electrophoresis ; Myosin heavy chain isoform ; Soleus muscle ; Rat
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Histochemical fibre-type composition and myosin heavy chain isoform component in the soleus muscle were studied in normoxic rats at postnatal ages of 5, 10, 15, and 20 weeks and in rats exposed to hypobaric hypoxia (460 torr) for 5 weeks from postnatal ages of 5, 10, and 15 weeks. The increase in the percentage of type I fibres and the concomitant decrease in that of type IIa fibres in the soleus muscle of normoxic rats were observed until 15 weeks of age. On the other hand, no change in the fibre-type composition of the muscle during postnatal development was observed in hypoxic rats, irrespective of the age at which they were exposed to hypoxia. The changes in the myosin heavy chain isoform component (MHC I and MHC IIa) of the muscle during postnatal development and by hypoxia corresponded well with those in the muscle fibre-type composition. It is concluded that hypobaric hypoxia inhibits the growth-related shift of muscle fibre-types from type IIa to type I and of myosin heavy chain isoforms from MHC IIa to MHC I in the rat soleus muscle, and that there are no changes in the muscle fibre-type composition or the myosin heavy chain isoform component caused by hypoxia after the shifts in these parameters which occur during postnatal development are completed.
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    ISSN: 1432-0533
    Keywords: Muscle fiber type distribution ; Oxidative enzyme activity ; Soleus muscle ; Spinal motoneuron ; Hypophysectomy
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract The fiber type distribution of the soleus muscle in male and female rats was investigated 4 weeks after hypophysectomy. Oxidative enzyme activity of the soleus motoneurons in the spinal cord was also examined by enzyme histochemical assay. In male rats, the total number of fibers in the soleus muscle was not changed after hypophysectomy, but the percentage of intermediate (INT) fibers (with intermediate adenosine triphosphatase activity following alkaline preincubation, and high succinate dehydrogenase and α-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase activities) was increased. All types of fibers in the soleus muscle of hypophysectomized rats showed high adenosine triphosphatase activity following acid preincubation. Oxidative enzyme activity of the motoneurons innervating the soleus muscle was not changed after hypophysectomy. Similar results were obtained in female rats. It is suggested that the increased percentage of INT fibers in the rat soleus muscle after hypophysectomy is due to a lack or reduced levels of growth hormones, and that the metabolic capacities of the muscle fibers and of the innervating motoneurons are affected independently by hypophysectomy.
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